Q: You once designed a ball gown for Arianna Huffington out of table cloths and roll of aluminum foil. Tell that story.
A: You know that story. You made me do it.
Q: Tell it anyway.
A: It was hardly a ball gown. Arianna was supposed to be the Queen of England in front of 1,000 people in an impromptu New Year's Eve skit. You all gave me three hours to make her costume. I had to work with what I had.